Victoryland gambling machines being loaded up on moving
trucks, state troopers closing off access to the casino, lawyers holding press
conferences in front of TV cameras -- haven't we been here before?

First, gaming at Indian casinos is limited to types of games
that are legal in the state. By the attorney general's argument, if the
quasi-slot machines are not legal at Victoryland or elsewhere, they aren't legal
at Poarch Creek casinos, either.

Second, he argues that the casinos have created a public
nuisance for adjacent Alabama jurisdictions.

However, the move by the attorney general might be more
political than it is a legal. After raids previous on Milton McGregor's
casinos, the Alabama gambling magnate and his lawyers have argued that the
state has applied a double standard and has not treated Victoryland fairly.

On Tuesday, McGregor's
lawyers again said the state was not being fair, but this time they
questioned the way the state handled a warrant for the casino. When a Macon
County judge initially refused to sign a warrant, the attorney general took the
matter all the way to the Alabama Supreme Court, which ordered the warrant be signed.

McGregor lawyer Joe Espy said that sets a dangerous
precedent in Alabama.

"Everybody in this state is entitled to be treated
fairly and today we've been treated unfairly, about as unfairly as you can be
treated," Espy said.

No matter McClurkin's intentions, opponents and supporters
of the bill said that it would make abortions harder to get in Alabama.

The biggest legal change is that the bill would require a
physician with hospital-admitting privileges be present for all abortions.
Currently, clinics are allowed to contract with outside physicians, including
physicians out of state, to care for complications.

In a tweet yesterday, Gov. Robert Bentley said he supports
the bill.

I am a pro-life governor. And I am in full support of House Bill 57, the Women's Health & Safety Act, sponsored by Rep. Mary Sue McClurkin.

A so-called efficiency bill which would reorganize the
legislative branch under a powerful 12-member committee failed
to make it to a vote Tuesday in the Alabama Senate. The bill has been
criticized for the way it consolidates power and deprives state auditors of
political autonomy.